{
  "id": 19249297,
  "title": "Scientists Develop Cheap Filter That Could Slash Oil Refining Energy Use by 32%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/scientists-develop-cheap-filter-that-could-slash-oil-refining-energy",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-09T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Scientists-Develop-Cheap-Filter-That-Could-Slash-Oil-Refining-Energy-Use-by-32.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scientists have made a surprising discovery that could slash the amount of energy used in oil refining by eliminating part of the high-temperature heating process required to separate the fractions of crude oil. The scientific breakthrough has found a simple and inexpensive way to separate crude oil molecules through a polymer membrane, radically different from previous attempts to fractionate…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}